This page lists all html elements included in the HTML 4.0 specification.
Selecting on the element names in the leftmost column will load a brief description, example and list of widely supported attributes† for each of the listed elements
| ELEMENT | DESCRIPTION | SUPPORTED |
| <a> | Anchor | NN3,IE3 |
| <abbr> | Abbreviation | NN6.2, |
| <acronym> | Acronym | NN6.2,IE4 |
| <address> | Address Element | NN4,IE4 |
| <applet> | Applet. Use <object> instead | NN2,IE3 |
| <area> | Area Inside An Image Map | NN3,IE3 |
| <b> | Bold Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <base> | Base Url For All The Links In A Page | NN3,IE3 |
| <basefont> | Base Font | NN3,IE3 |
| <bdo> | Direction Of Text Display | NN6.2,IE5 |
| <big> | Big Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <blockquote> | Long Quotation | NN3,IE3 |
| <body> | Body Element | NN3,IE3 |
| <br> | Inserts A Single Line Break | NN3,IE3 |
| <button> | Push Button | NN6.2,IE4 |
| <caption> | Table Caption | NN3,IE3 |
| <center> | Centered Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <cite> | Citation | NN3,IE3 |
| <code> | Computer Code Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <col> | Attributes For Table Columns | IE3 |
| <colgroup> | Groups Of Table Columns | IE3 |
| <dd> | Definition Description | NN3,IE3 |
| <del> | Deleted Text | NN6.2,IE4 |
| <dir> | Directory List | NN3,IE3 |
| <div> | Section In A Document | NN3,IE3 |
| <dfn> | Definition Term | IE3 |
| <dl> | Definition List | NN3,IE3 |
| <dt> | Definition Term | NN3,IE3 |
| <em> | Emphasized Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <fieldset> | Fieldset | NN6.2,IE4 |
| <font> | Font Face, Size, And Color Of Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <form> | Form | NN3,IE3 |
| <frame> | Sub Window A Frame | NN3,IE3 |
| <frameset> | Set Of Frames | NN3,IE3 |
| <h1> | Heading 1 | NN3,IE3 |
| <h2> | Heading 2 | NN3,IE3 |
| <h3> | Heading 3 | NN3,IE3 |
| <h4> | Heading 4 | NN3,IE3 |
| <h5> | Heading 5 | NN3,IE3 |
| <h6> | Heading 6 | NN3,IE3 |
| <head> | Document Head | NN3,IE3 |
| <hr> | Horizontal Rule | NN3,IE3 |
| <html> | Html Document | NN3,IE3 |
| <i> | Italic Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <iframe> | Inline Sub Window Frame | NN6,IE4 |
| <img> | Image | NN3,IE3 |
| <input> | Input Field | NN3,IE3 |
| <ins> | Inserted Text | NN6.2,IE4 |
| <isindex> | Single-Line Input Field. Use <input> | NN3,IE3 |
| <kbd> | Keyboard Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <label> | Label For A Form Control | NN6.2,IE4 |
| <legend> | Title In A Fieldset | NN6.2,IE4 |
| <li> | List Item | NN3,IE3 |
| <link> | Resource Reference | NN4,IE3 |
| <map> | Image Map | NN3,IE3 |
| <menu> | Menu List | NN3,IE3 |
| <meta> | Meta Information | NN3,IE3 |
| <noframes> | Noframe Section | NN3,IE3 |
| <noscript> | Noscript Section | NN3,IE3 |
| <object> | Embedded Object | IE3 |
| <ol> | Ordered List | NN3,IE3 |
| <optgroup> | Option Group | NN6,IE6 |
| <option> | Select Object Option | NN3,IE3 |
| <p> | Paragraph | NN3,IE3 |
| <param> | Parameter For An Object | NN3,IE3 |
| <pre> | Preformatted Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <q> | Short Quotation | NN6.2, |
| <s> | Strikethrough Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <samp> | Sample Computer Code | NN3,IE3 |
| <script> | Script | NN3,IE3 |
| <select> | Selectable List | NN3,IE3 |
| <small> | Small Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <span> | Section In A Document | NN4,IE3 |
| <strike> | Strikethrough Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <strong> | Strong Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <style> | Style Definition | NN4,IE3 |
| <sub> | Subscripted Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <sup> | Superscripted Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <table> | Table | NN3,IE3 |
| <tbody> | Table Body | IE4 |
| <td> | Table Cell | NN3,IE3 |
| <textarea> | Text Area | NN3,IE3 |
| <tfoot> | Table Footer | IE4 |
| <th> | Table Header | NN3,IE3 |
| <thead> | Table Header | IE4 |
| <title> | Document Title | NN3,IE3 |
| <tr> | Table Row | NN3,IE3 |
| <tt> | Teletype Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <u> | Underlined Text | NN3,IE3 |
| <ul> | Unordered List | NN3,IE3 |
| <var> | Variable | (NN3,IE3) |
†Includes certain widely supported attributes that are not in fact included in the official W3C 4.0 specification.
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